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Cell nucleus illustration. University of California Riverside-led study identifies how blood stem cells maintain their fate. Understanding the molecular mechanisms that specify and maintain the…
Researchers at Tufts University have discovered electrical activity of astrocytes in the brain. Credit: Illustration by Siena Fried for Tufts University Surprising research findings in…
Researchers published a new study that provides insight into the genetic basis of heritable traits using an unusual experimental paradigm that included 240,000 strains of…
Scientists at EMBL Barcelona have recapitulated in the laboratory for the first time how the cellular structures that give rise to our spinal column form…
A male spider catapulting off a female during mating. These male spiders catapult at impressive speeds to flee their mates before they get eaten. After…
MIT researchers have discovered that chromatin spends most of its time in a partially looped state (middle). Fully formed loops (right) occur only three to…
The development of the fetal brain involves the creation and migration of billions of neurons during the course of pregnancy. Credit: Veronika Mertens Researchers track…
Credit: Don McLeish First known filmed footage of the behavior in the elusive marine animal. Do sea turtles canoodle? They do, according to a study…
Researchers have discovered that there are even more types of viruses in the ocean than previously thought. An analysis of the genetic material in the…
Scientists discovered a potential candidate for antibiotic drug development in a soil bacterium known as Lentzea flaviverrucosa. As drug-resistant and emerging infections become an increasingly…
Despite enormous disparities in longevity and body mass, new research has revealed that the number of genetic mutations acquired by 16 species is similar across…
New research shows that to suppress intrusive thoughts, the brain uses an alarm system that alerts other regions to inhibit them. A brain region can…
Cuckoo finch eggs laid by different females. Diversity of maternally inherited egg phenotypes within a single interbreeding species, the brood-parasitic cuckoo finch. Different cuckoo finch…
Scientists have published the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome, two decades after the Human Genome Project produced the first draft human genome…
Artist’s concept of microbial energy generation. Generating power while purifying the environment of greenhouse gases should be achievable using bacteria. In a new publication, microbiologists…
Illustration of the human gut microbiome. Microbes that safely break down antibiotics could prevent opportunistic infections and reduce the spread of antibiotic resistance. Antibiotics are…
What happens below the cellular level when the heart contracts and relaxes has long been unexplored. Thanks to new ultra-high-resolution electron microscopy techniques, scientists can…
When cyanobacteria live in low-light conditions, such as beneath a pond surface or under a plant canopy on a forest floor, some are able to…